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Project Management
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PM involves the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to direct activities that will help meet the requirements of a project. There are five main processes involved in project management, they are initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and finally closing.
There are ten areas of knowledge PM relies on integration, scope, time, cost, quality, procurement, human resources, communications, risk management, and stakeholder management.
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Agile Methodology and Other Project MethodologiesBusiness Process ManagementProject ManagementResource Management
A starter’s guide to agile project management
Suppose you’re new to project management or just want to know about the Agile definition of Agile, its history starting with the Agile Manifesto, and its principles, the answers to …
Customer Relationship ManagementFeature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsProduct Reviews
8 Tips for Successful Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Tools Implementation
Deciding amongst different customer relationship management (CRM) tools can get complicated quickly. Quite simply, it is very difficult to manage customers, projects, or programs spanning multiple platforms, tools, and teams. …
Project ManagementProject Management Careers
Project Management Institute Executives: What They Do and How to Get Involved
by PMWorld 360
Do you want to make a difference in the project management community? Are you looking for ways to get more involved with the Project Management Institute (PMI)? If so, then …
Feature ArticleLeadership & StrategyPerformance Metrics and KPIsProject ManagementProject Oversight and GovernanceResource ManagementStrategic Planning
2 Project oversight areas that warrant more executive focus
When it comes to project oversight, there are two areas on which executives should focus. Executives should focus on ensuring the project organizations have the systems, personnel, and resources needed …
Whether you recognize it as office politics, company politics, corporate politics, or workplace politics, it’s an unfortunate reality in many companies. The impact of workplace politics on projects and company culture …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsPortfolio ManagementProduct DevelopmentProject Management
How to use PPM and the Stage-Gate Process to Develop New Products
Looking to learn more about stage gates for new product development? Francesco Pecoraro explains what you need to know to develop new products Companies can integrate Project Portfolio Management (PPM) …
Feature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsProject ManagementProject Management Software and Tools
Are we ready? The benefits of using a readiness assessment
Readiness Assessments are widely used for the adoption of large-scale enterprise software applications such as Electronic Medical Records, Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, and Customer Relationship Management applications. For organizations preparing …
DeliverablesFeature ArticleGeneral Articles Related to Managing ProjectsProduct DevelopmentProject ManagementProject Scope
How to best define your project’s footprint
by Jan Schiller
You have just been selected to manage that big, important corporate project. You realize the project’s charter is nowhere to be found. How do you go about defining your project’s …
Business StrategyFeature ArticleLeadership & StrategyPMO and EPMOProject ManagementStrategic Planning
The Significance of Project Planning
We’ve all heard the adage, “Measure twice; cut once.” While it might be a cliché, it takes on a critical meaning in project planning: Rushing through or ignoring the project-planning …